The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years, and has evolved its own unique aesthetics and terminology.
Bonsai is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai (盆栽). A bon is a tray-like pot typically used in bonsai culture. The word bonsai is often used in English as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots.

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